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Landmines can and do move as weather conditions change, for example due to heavy rain, hurricanes or earthquakes. Areas previously considered clear and safe can become mine-contaminated, threatening displaced or returning populations. Recent tragic incidents show once again that the only real way to fully ensure safety is by completing clearance of all mined areas as soon as possible, no matter how remote.
On 1 August 2010, a conference organized by the Afghan Landmine Survivors' Organization, brought together over 100 mine survivors, representatives from disability organizations, government officials and donor organizations. It produced concrete recommendations to help and encourage the government of Afghanistan to promote physical rehabilitation and peer support.
On 3 August an elephant injured by a landmine while working in Myanmar/Burma arrived at the Friends of the Asian Elephant hospital in northern Thailand. Mae Ka Pae, a 22 year old female elephant, was the 13th elephant mine victim admitted for care at the FAE hospital. She lost part of her left rear foot to a mine while pulling logs in the jungle on the Burma-Thai border.
The ICBL is concerned about reports of a landmine incident that cost the life of a South Korean man and injured another, in early August, on the border with North Korea. According to several media reports, dozens of North Korean landmines have drifted south along streams that connect with South Korea due to heavy rain falls.
Taking place in Vientiane, Laos from 8-12 November, the Youth Leaders Forum aims at building the capacity of 18 - 30 years old who are active in the campaigns to ban landmines and/or cluster munitions. It will include sessions on lobbying, fundraising, media relations, and volunteer management.
The Convention on Cluster Munitions took effect on 1 August 2010. "Our experience in over a decade of Mine Ban Treaty implementation shows that the hard work must start right now if states are to overcome the major humanitarian challenge posed by cluster munitions," said Nobel Peace Laureate and ICBL Ambassador Jody Williams.
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Secretary-General of Control Arms Foundation of India, Ms Nepram will receive the International Peace Bureau's Sean MacBride Peace Prize 2010, in recognition of her extraordinary efforts to promote linkages between disarmament and development an to end gun violence in India.